WO2013076772A1 - Display device and control method thereof - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a display device and a control method thereof, and more particularly to a display device using an organic electroluminescence (EL) element and a control method thereof.
- EL organic electroluminescence
- an organic EL display device includes a display unit in which a plurality of pixel circuits each having an organic EL element are arranged in a matrix, and a drive circuit for driving the display unit.
- a principle pixel circuit used in an active matrix type organic EL display device includes an organic EL element, a selection switching transistor, a capacitor, and a driving transistor.
- the selection switching transistor connected to the signal line is turned on, and after the data voltage corresponding to the luminance of the pixel is recorded on the capacitor from the signal line, the selection switching transistor is turned off.
- the data voltage is held in the capacitor.
- a current having a magnitude corresponding to the voltage held in the capacitor is supplied from the driving transistor to the organic EL element, and the organic EL element emits light with luminance corresponding to the data voltage according to the current supplied from the driving transistor. .
- FIG. 20 is a circuit diagram showing a conventional pixel circuit 90 disclosed in Patent Document 1. As shown in FIG. 20
- the pixel circuit 90 includes a driving transistor TD, switching transistors T1 to T3, a capacitor Cs, and an organic EL element EL.
- the pixel circuit 90 is supplied with a control signal from the scanning line driving circuit 4 through the signal lines SCAN and MERGE, and is supplied with a data voltage corresponding to the luminance from the signal line driving circuit 5 through the signal line DATA.
- the pixel circuit 90 is supplied with positive and negative power supply voltages used for light emission of the organic EL element EL from a power supply circuit (not shown) through power supply lines VDD and VSS, and is referenced through a reference voltage line Vref. Supplied with voltage.
- a complicated voltage fluctuation due to a voltage drop occurs at a connection point between the power supply lines VDD and VSS that supply current to the organic EL element EL, but the reference voltage line Vref that does not supply a direct current includes There is almost no steady voltage drop.
- the pixel circuit 90 configured in this way operates as follows according to the supplied control signal.
- the operation of applying the voltage A to one end of the capacitor and the voltage B to the other end and holding the voltage (A ⁇ B) that is the difference between the voltage A and the voltage B in the capacitor is described as voltage A is expressed as being held in the capacitor with the voltage B as a reference. This expression is used throughout this specification.
- the switching transistor T2 is turned off, and the switching transistors T1 and T3 are turned on with the capacitor Cs electrically disconnected from the current path in the pixel.
- the capacitor Cs holds the data voltage with reference to the reference voltage.
- the voltage held in the capacitor Cs is not affected at all by the fluctuation of the power supply voltage.
- the switching transistors T1 and T3 are turned off, the switching transistor T2 is turned on, and the voltage held in the capacitor Cs is applied between the gate terminal and the source terminal of the driving transistor TD.
- the driving transistor TD supplies a current corresponding to only the data voltage to the organic EL element EL, and the organic EL element EL emits light with an accurate luminance corresponding to the data voltage.
- the cause of impairing the accuracy of the light emission luminance of the organic EL element includes, for example, fluctuation of the threshold voltage of the driving transistor in addition to fluctuation of the power supply voltage solved by the above-described conventional technology.
- the fluctuation of the threshold voltage is a phenomenon in which the subsequent threshold voltage fluctuates depending on the magnitude of the bias voltage applied between the gate terminal and the source terminal of the driving transistor.
- the drive transistor applies a bias voltage having a magnitude corresponding to the luminance between the gate terminal and the source terminal to supply a current having a desired magnitude to the organic EL element, and therefore the gate terminal-source corresponding to the luminance in the preceding frame.
- the threshold voltage of the driving transistor varies according to the voltage between the terminals, and affects the subsequent frame. That is, when the threshold voltage fluctuates, an error occurs in the amount of current that the drive transistor supplies to the organic EL element with respect to the data voltage, and this error is reflected in an error in light emission luminance of the organic EL element.
- FIG. 6A is a graph showing a change in luminance with time when an intermediate gradation (gray) is displayed after black or white is displayed in the preceding frame.
- an intermediate gradation gray
- FIG. 6B shows that when a white or black window is scrolled in the background of the intermediate gradation, the region that has passed through the window and becomes the background again has the correct intermediate gradation. Since a considerable time is required until the brightness is settled, display deterioration called tailing is visually recognized.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a display device including a pixel circuit capable of causing an organic EL element to emit light with more accurate luminance corresponding to a data voltage, and a control method thereof. Objective.
- a display device is a display device having a display portion in which a plurality of pixel circuits are arranged, and each of the pixel circuits includes a source terminal and a drain.
- a drive transistor having one of terminals connected to a first power supply line that transmits a first power supply voltage; a first capacitor having a first terminal connected to a gate terminal of the drive transistor; A first switching element that switches between conduction and non-conduction between a second terminal of the capacitive element and a data line that transmits a data voltage corresponding to luminance; a second terminal of the first capacitive element; Conduction and non-conduction between the second switching element that switches between conduction and non-conduction with the source terminal of the drive transistor, the first terminal of the first capacitor element, and a reference voltage line that transmits a fixed reference voltage.
- the third switching element to be replaced the first terminal is connected to the other of the source terminal and the drain terminal of the driving transistor, and the second terminal is connected to the second power supply line that transmits the second power supply voltage.
- the fixed reference voltage gives a forward bias voltage larger than the threshold voltage of the driving transistor between the gate terminal and the source terminal of the driving transistor when the third switching element becomes conductive.
- the display device of the present invention by applying a fixed forward bias voltage larger than the threshold voltage to turn on the driving transistor, the threshold voltage variation of the driving transistor is suppressed, and the light emitting element Can be made to emit light with more accurate brightness.
- FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of the display device according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of the pixel circuit in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a timing chart illustrating an example of a control signal and a data signal in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the pixel circuit in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 5A is a graph showing a temporal change in light emission luminance of the pixel circuit of the example.
- FIG. 5B is an example of scroll display by the display unit using the pixel circuit of the embodiment.
- FIG. 6A is a graph showing temporal changes in light emission luminance of the pixel circuit of the comparative example.
- FIG. 6B is an example of scroll display by the display unit using the pixel circuit of the comparative example.
- FIG. 7 is a graph showing an error in light emission luminance for each frame for the example and the comparative example.
- FIG. 8 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of the pixel circuit in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of the pixel circuit in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a pixel circuit in a modification of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a pixel circuit in a modification of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 12 is a timing chart showing an example of a control signal and a data signal in the modification of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 13 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of the display device in the second embodiment.
- FIG. 14 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of the pixel circuit in the second embodiment.
- FIG. 15 is a timing chart illustrating an example of a control signal, a power supply voltage, and a data signal in the second embodiment.
- FIG. 16 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a pixel circuit in Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 17 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a pixel circuit in Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 16 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a pixel circuit in Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 18 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of the pixel circuit in Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 19 is an external view showing an example of a thin flat TV incorporating the display device of the present invention.
- FIG. 20 is a circuit diagram showing an example of the configuration of a conventional pixel circuit.
- a control method is a control method of a display device including a light emitting element and a driving transistor that supplies current to the light emitting element, and is connected to a gate terminal of the driving transistor.
- a predetermined reference voltage is applied through the reference voltage line, and a power source line connected to one of the source terminal and the drain terminal of the drive transistor is connected to the source terminal and the drain terminal of the drive transistor.
- the reference voltage is set so that the voltage is higher than the threshold voltage.
- the drive transistor in the reset step, is turned on by applying a fixed forward bias voltage larger than the threshold voltage, and fluctuations in the threshold voltage of the drive transistor are suppressed.
- the light emitting element can emit light with more accurate luminance.
- the voltage set in the light emission period and the voltage set in the reset step may be equal to each other in the power supply line and the power supply line of the EL common terminal.
- the control method further includes a data write step of holding a data voltage corresponding to light emission luminance in a capacitor element having one terminal connected to the gate terminal of the drive transistor, and at least a part of the reset step; At least a part of the data writing step may be performed in parallel during the same period.
- a display device is a display device including a display portion in which a plurality of pixel circuits are arranged, and each of the pixel circuits has a source terminal or a drain terminal as a first power source.
- a driving transistor connected to a first power supply line for transmitting a voltage; a first capacitive element having a first terminal connected to a gate terminal of the driving transistor; and a second terminal of the first capacitive element And a first switching element that switches between conduction and non-conduction with a data line that transmits a data voltage corresponding to luminance, conduction between the second terminal of the first capacitor and the source terminal of the drive transistor And a third switching for switching between conduction and non-conduction between the second switching element for switching between non-conduction, the first terminal of the first capacitive element, and a reference voltage line for transmitting a fixed reference voltage.
- a light emitting element having a first terminal connected to the other of the source terminal and the drain terminal of the driving transistor and a second terminal connected to a second power supply line transmitting a second power supply voltage;
- a first capacitor connected to a second terminal of the first capacitor, a second terminal connected to the first power supply line or the reference voltage line, and
- the fixed reference voltage is set so as to give a forward bias voltage larger than the threshold voltage of the driving transistor between the gate terminal and the source terminal of the driving transistor. Yes.
- the threshold voltage variation of the driving transistor is suppressed, and the light emitting element is Light can be emitted with more accurate brightness.
- Each of the pixel circuits may further include a fourth switching element that is inserted into a path of a current supplied from the drive transistor to the light emitting element and switches between conduction and non-conduction of the current path. .
- control line for controlling the first switching element and a control line for controlling the third switching element are shared, the control line for controlling the second switching element, and the fourth A common control line may be used for controlling the switching elements.
- the display device may further include a power supply voltage control circuit that controls a power supply voltage transmitted through the first power supply line for each pixel row.
- the light emission of the light emitting element can be suppressed while the fixed forward bias voltage is applied to the drive transistor in order to suppress the fluctuation of the threshold voltage. Useful for improving power consumption and reducing power consumption.
- the display device is a display device having a display portion in which a plurality of pixel circuits are arranged in a matrix, and each pixel circuit is configured to suppress a threshold fluctuation of a driving transistor. Yes.
- FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the display device 1 according to the first embodiment.
- the display device 1 includes a display unit 2, a control circuit 3, a scanning line driving circuit 4, a signal line driving circuit 5, and a power supply circuit 6.
- the display unit 2 includes a plurality of pixel circuits 10 arranged in a matrix. A scanning signal line is provided in each row of the matrix, and a data signal line is provided in each column of the matrix.
- the control circuit 3 is a circuit that controls the operation of the display device 1.
- the control circuit 3 receives a video signal from the outside and displays an image represented by the video signal on the display unit 2.
- the signal line drive circuit 5 is controlled.
- the scanning line driving circuit 4 supplies a control signal for controlling the operation of the pixel circuit 10 to the pixel circuit 10 via the scanning signal line provided in each row of the display unit 2.
- the signal line driving circuit 5 supplies a data signal corresponding to the luminance to the pixel circuit 10 via the data signal line provided in each column of the display unit 2.
- the power supply circuit 6 supplies power for operating the display device 1 to each part of the display device 1.
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing an example of the configuration of the pixel circuit 10 and an example of the connection between the pixel circuit 10 and the scanning line driving circuit 4 and the signal line driving circuit 5.
- signal lines SCAN and ENAB are provided as scanning signal lines commonly connected to the plurality of pixel circuits 10 arranged in the same row, and in each column of the display unit 2, A signal line DATA is provided as a data signal line commonly connected to the plurality of pixel circuits 10 arranged in the same column.
- the display unit 2 is transmitted with a positive power supply voltage supplied from the power supply circuit 6 and with a power supply line VDD distributed to the pixel circuit 10 and a negative power supply voltage supplied from the power supply circuit 6.
- a power supply line VSS distributed to the pixel circuit 10 and a reference voltage line Vref that transmits a fixed reference voltage supplied from the power supply circuit 6 and distributes it to the pixel circuit 10 are provided.
- the power supply lines VDD and VSS and the reference voltage line Vref are connected to all the pixel circuits 10 in common.
- a reference voltage that does not supply a direct current is generated at a connection point between each of the power supply lines VDD and VSS that supply current to the organic EL element EL and the pixel circuit 10 due to a voltage drop due to a voltage drop caused by electrical resistance. There is no steady voltage drop on the line Vref.
- Each pixel circuit 10 arranged in the display unit 2 is connected to the scanning line driving circuit 4 through the signal lines SCAN and ENAB in the row in which the pixel circuit 10 is arranged, and the row in which the pixel circuit 10 is arranged.
- the signal line DATA is connected to the signal line driving circuit 5.
- the signal lines SCAN and ENAB transmit a control signal for controlling the operation of the pixel circuit 10 from the scanning line driving circuit 4 to the pixel circuit 10.
- the signal line DATA transmits a data signal corresponding to the luminance from the signal line driving circuit 5 to the pixel circuit 10.
- the pixel circuit 10 is a circuit that causes the organic EL element to emit light with luminance corresponding to the data signal, and includes a drive transistor TD, switching transistors T1 to T4, capacitors Cs and Csub, and an organic EL element EL.
- the drive transistor TD and the switching transistors T1 to T4 are configured by n-type thin film transistors (TFTs).
- the drain terminal d is connected to the power supply line VDD, and the source terminal s is connected to the first (upper side of the drawing) terminal of the organic EL element EL via the switching transistor T4.
- the capacitor Cs has a first (upper side in the drawing) terminal connected to the gate terminal g of the driving transistor TD.
- the capacitor Csub has a first (upper side of the drawing) terminal connected to a second (lower side of the drawing) terminal of the capacitor Cs and a second (lower side of the drawing) connected to a fixed voltage (for example, the power line VDD Alternatively, it is connected to the reference voltage line Vref).
- the capacitor Csub does not need to be a capacitor formed in a dedicated region, and forms the power source line VDD, the reference voltage line Vref, or the signal lines SCAN, ENAB and the conductor constituting the second terminal of the capacitor Cs. It may be a parasitic capacitance existing between the conductors. Alternatively, it may be a parasitic capacitance of the switching transistors T1 and T2. Therefore, a pixel circuit in which the capacitor Csub is not explicitly included is also included in the present invention.
- the organic EL element EL has a second (lower side of the drawing) terminal connected to the power line VSS.
- the switching transistor T1 switches between conduction and non-conduction between the second (lower side of the drawing) terminal of the capacitor Cs and the data line DATA according to a control signal transmitted through the signal line SCAN.
- the switching transistor T2 switches between conduction and non-conduction between the source terminal s of the drive transistor TD and the second terminal of the capacitor Cs according to the control signal transmitted through the signal line ENAB.
- the switching transistor T3 switches between conduction and non-conduction between the first terminal of the capacitor Cs and the reference voltage line Vref according to a control signal transmitted through the signal line SCAN.
- the switching transistor T4 switches between conduction and non-conduction between the source terminal s of the drive transistor TD and the second (upper side of the drawing) terminal of the organic EL element EL according to the control signal transmitted through the signal line ENAB.
- the switching transistors T1 to T4 are examples of first to fourth switching elements
- the capacitor Cs is an example of a capacitive element
- the organic EL element EL is an example of a light emitting element.
- the power supply line VDD is an example of a first power supply line
- the power supply line VSS is an example of a second power supply line.
- the data signal is an example of a data voltage.
- FIG. 3 is a timing chart showing an example of a control signal and a data signal for operating the pixel circuit 10 over one frame period.
- the vertical axis represents the level of each signal
- the horizontal axis represents the passage of time. Since the switching transistors T1 to T4 of the pixel circuit 10 are composed of n-type transistors, each of the switching transistors T1 to T4 is in a conductive state during a period in which the corresponding control signal is High level, and the corresponding control signal is Low level. It becomes a non-conductive state during the period.
- Vref voltages at connection points between the power supply lines VDD and VSS and the pixel circuit 10 are respectively expressed as a positive power supply voltage VDD and a negative power supply voltage VSS, and the voltage of the reference voltage line Vref is a reference voltage. Indicated as Vref.
- Data write operation is performed in the data write period from time t2 to t3.
- the data write operation is an operation of acquiring the data voltage Vdata from the signal line DATA via the switching transistor T1 (that is, the data voltage Vdata is written in the pixel circuit 10).
- FIG. 4A is a circuit diagram for explaining the data write operation.
- the switching transistors T2 and T4 that are turned off in the data writing period are indicated by dotted lines.
- the switching transistors T1 and T3 are turned on, the data voltage Vdata is acquired from the signal line DATA, and held in the capacitor Cs with reference to the reference voltage Vref.
- a voltage higher than the voltage obtained by adding the threshold voltage Vth to the positive power supply voltage VDD is used as the reference voltage Vref.
- the reset operation is an operation of turning on the driving transistor TD by applying a forward bias voltage higher than the threshold voltage Vth of the driving transistor TD in order to suppress the fluctuation of the threshold voltage of the driving transistor.
- FIG. 4B is a circuit diagram illustrating the reset operation. Switching transistors T1, T2, T3, and T4 that become non-conductive after time t3 in the reset period are indicated by dotted lines.
- the reference voltage Vref is applied from the reference voltage line Vref to the gate terminal g of the drive transistor TD from time t2 to t3, and is driven from the first (upper side of the drawing) terminal of the capacitor Cs from time t3 to t4.
- a reference voltage Vref is applied to the gate terminal g of the transistor TD.
- the drive transistor TD since the reference voltage Vref is higher than the voltage obtained by adding the threshold voltage Vth to the positive power supply voltage VDD, the drive transistor TD is turned on and the reset operation is performed. At this time, since the switching transistor T4 is in a non-conductive state, the light emission of the organic EL element EL is suppressed, and the potentials of the drain terminal and the source terminal of the drive transistor TD are both equal to the positive power supply voltage VDD. Thereby, a decrease in display contrast and an increase in power consumption due to unnecessary light emission of the organic EL element EL are suppressed.
- the light emission operation is an operation of supplying a current from the drive transistor TD to the organic EL element EL by applying a bias voltage reflecting the data voltage Vdata between the gate terminal and the source terminal of the drive transistor TD.
- FIG. 4C is a circuit diagram illustrating the light emitting operation.
- the switching transistors T1 and T3 that are in a non-conducting state during the light emission period are indicated by dotted lines.
- the switching transistors T1 and T3 are turned off, the switching transistor T2 is turned on, and the voltage Vref ⁇ Vdata held in the capacitor Cs is applied between the gate terminal and the source terminal of the driving transistor TD. Is done.
- a current Isd ⁇ / 2 ⁇ (Vref ⁇ Vdata ⁇ Vth) 2 having a magnitude corresponding to the data voltage Vdata is supplied from the drive transistor TD to the organic EL element EL.
- the threshold voltage Vth of the drive transistor TD is set to a substantially constant value in the frame period in any frame regardless of the display state of the previous frame by the reset operation preceding the light emission operation. The influence of the fluctuation within one frame is eliminated, and the organic EL element EL can emit light with an accurate luminance corresponding to the data voltage Vdata.
- FIG. 5A is a graph showing the temporal change in the light emission luminance of the pixel circuit 10 of the example, and shows the measurement result of the light emission luminance in 35 frames immediately after switching from white or black display to gray display. .
- FIG. 6A is a graph showing the temporal change in the light emission luminance of the pixel circuit 90 of the comparative example. The measurement result of the light emission luminance in 35 frames immediately after switching from the white or black display to the gray display is shown. It is shown.
- FIG. 7 is a graph showing the transition between frames of the luminance error for each frame.
- the luminance error an actual luminance shift amount with respect to the correct gray luminance is shown.
- the embodiment has a smaller amount of luminance shift than the comparative example, and quickly converges to a correct gray display.
- the drive transistor TD is turned on and reset by applying a fixed forward bias voltage larger than the threshold voltage Vth, thereby suppressing the fluctuation of the threshold voltage Vth of the drive transistor TD and the organic EL element EL.
- the effect of emitting light at an accurate brightness corresponding to the data voltage Vdata was recognized.
- the pixel circuit 10 described above can be modified as follows.
- the switching transistor T4 may be inserted between the drive transistor TD and the power supply line VDD.
- the switching transistor T4 may be inserted anywhere in the path of the current supplied from the drive transistor TD to the organic EL element EL in order to suppress the light emission of the organic EL element EL.
- the pixel circuit 11 performs the same operation as the pixel circuit 10 in accordance with the control signal shown in FIG.
- the drive transistor TD and the switching transistors T1 to T4 may all be constituted by p-type transistors.
- the pixel circuit 20 is configured to perform the same operation as the pixel circuit 10 when a control signal and a data signal obtained by simply inverting the levels of the control signal and the data signal used in the pixel circuit 10 shown in FIG. Has been. Therefore, the pixel circuit 20 can achieve the same effect as the pixel circuit 10.
- Modification of Embodiment 1 A modification of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this modification, an example of a configuration and an operation for controlling the switching transistors T1 and T3 of the pixel circuit 10 illustrated in FIG. 2 at independent timings is shown.
- FIG. 10 is a circuit diagram showing an example of the configuration of the pixel circuit 30 in a modification of the first embodiment.
- the basic configuration of the pixel circuit 30 is the same as that of the pixel circuit 10 except that the gate terminals of the switching transistors T1 and T3 are connected to independent control lines.
- a signal line RESET is provided in each row of the display unit 6.
- the switching transistor T3 switches between conduction and non-conduction between the first (upper side of the drawing) terminal of the capacitor Cs and the reference voltage line VR in accordance with the control signal transmitted through the signal line RESET.
- the pixel circuit 30 may be modified so that the switching transistor T4 is inserted between the drive transistor TD and the power supply line VDD as in the pixel circuit 31 shown in FIG.
- FIG. 12 is a timing chart showing an example of control signals and data signals for operating the pixel circuits 30 and 31 over one frame period.
- the vertical axis represents the level of each signal, and the horizontal axis represents time.
- the switching transistor T3 becomes conductive, and a reference voltage Vref higher than a voltage obtained by adding the threshold voltage Vth to the positive power supply voltage VDD is applied from the reference voltage line Vref to the gate terminal g of the drive transistor TD. Is done. As a result, the drive transistor TD is turned on and a reset operation is performed. At this time, since the switching transistor T4 is in a non-conductive state, light emission of the organic EL element EL is suppressed.
- the data write operation is performed.
- the data write period overlaps at least a part of the reset period, and the data write operation is performed in parallel with the reset operation.
- the data write operation is performed sequentially for each row. Therefore, the data write period of the row in which the data write operation is performed first may be started at time t2 simultaneously with the reset period.
- the light emission operation is performed.
- the data writing operation and the light emitting operation are the same as the data writing operation and the light emitting operation described for the pixel circuit 10.
- the threshold voltage Vth of the drive transistor TD is set to almost the same value in any frame by the reset operation preceding the light emission operation.
- the organic EL element EL can emit light with an accurate luminance corresponding to the data voltage Vdata.
- the reference voltage Vref can be applied from the reference voltage line Vref to the gate terminal g of the drive transistor TD throughout the reset period. Therefore, unlike the pixel circuit 10, there is no concern that the reference voltage Vref varies due to leakage of the capacitor Cs, and a more reliable reset operation can be realized.
- the reset operation may be performed only in the data write period of the row sequentially for each row using the same signal as the signal line control signal SCAN for the control signal RESET.
- the signal line RESET and the signal line SCAN may be shared by the same signal line.
- the common use of the signal lines reduces the wiring area, so that the arrangement density of the pixel circuits 30 and 31 is improved and it is useful for realizing a high-definition display device. Further, since the number of outputs of the scanning line driving circuit 4 can be reduced, the circuit size can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.
- the capacitor Csub does not need to be a capacitor formed in a dedicated region, and forms a power source line VDD, a reference voltage line Vref, or signal lines SCAN, ENAB and a conductor constituting the second terminal of the capacitor Cs. It may be a parasitic capacitance existing between the conductors. Alternatively, it may be a parasitic capacitance of the switching transistors T1 and T2.
- FIG. 13 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the display device 1a according to the second embodiment.
- the display device 1a is different from the display device 1 of the first embodiment in that the display unit 2a is changed and a power distribution circuit 7 is added.
- the display unit 2a includes a plurality of pixel circuits 50 arranged in a matrix. Each row of the matrix is provided with a scanning signal line and a power supply line, and each column of the matrix is provided with a data signal line.
- the power supply voltage control circuit 7 is supplied with power used for light emission of the organic EL element from the power supply circuit 6, and is supplied to the pixel circuit 50 independently for each row through a power supply line provided in each row of the display unit 2a. Distribute.
- FIG. 14 is a circuit diagram showing an example of the configuration of the pixel circuit 50 and an example of connection between the pixel circuit 50 and the scanning line driving circuit 4, the signal line driving circuit 5, and the power supply voltage control circuit 7.
- signal lines RESET, MERGE, and SCAN are provided as scanning signal lines commonly connected to the plurality of pixel circuits 50 arranged in the same row.
- Each row of the display unit 2a is further provided with a power supply line VDD (k) commonly connected to a plurality of pixel circuits 50 arranged in the same row.
- the signal line MERGE is the same as the signal line ENAB in the display unit 2.
- the power supply line VDD (k) is an example of a first power supply line and corresponds to the power supply line VDD in the display unit 2.
- the pixel circuit 50 is different from the pixel circuit 30 shown in FIG. 10 only in that the switching transistor T4 is omitted.
- the function of suppressing the light emission of the organic EL element EL is performed by the power supply voltage control circuit 7.
- the power supply voltage control circuit 7 outputs, for example, a positive power supply voltage VDD to the power supply line VDD (k) during the light emission period, and a low voltage (for example, the negative power supply voltage VSS) such that the organic EL element EL does not emit light during the reset period. ) Is output. Thereby, the light emission of the organic EL element EL in the pixel circuit 50 connected to the power supply line VDD (k) is suppressed during the reset period.
- a voltage higher than the voltage obtained by adding the threshold voltage Vth to the voltage during the reset period of the power supply voltage VDD (k) is used as the reference voltage Vref.
- FIG. 15 is a timing chart showing an example of a control signal, a power supply voltage, and a data signal for operating the pixel circuit 50 over one frame period.
- the vertical axis represents the level of each signal, and the horizontal axis represents the passage of time.
- the voltage transmitted through the power supply line VDD (k) is expressed as the power supply voltage VDD (k).
- the high level of the power supply voltage VDD (k) is the positive power supply voltage VDD
- the low level of the power supply voltage VDD (k) is, for example, the negative power supply voltage VSS.
- the operation of the pixel circuit 50 performed in accordance with the control signal and the power supply voltage shown in FIG. This is equivalent to the operation of the pixel circuit 30 performed according to the above.
- the drive transistor TD and the switching transistors T1 to T4 may be all configured by p-type transistors.
- the pixel circuit 60 is configured to perform an operation equivalent to that of the pixel circuit 50 when a control signal and a data signal obtained by simply inverting the levels of the control signal and the data signal used in the pixel circuit 50 shown in FIG. Has been. Therefore, the pixel circuit 60 can achieve the same effect as the pixel circuit 50.
- the switching transistor T2 may be omitted as in the pixel circuit 51 shown in FIG. 17 and the pixel circuit 61 shown in FIG.
- the driving transistors TD in the pixel circuits in each row may be reset at different timings for each row, or the driving transistors TD in the pixel circuits in all the rows may be reset at once in the same period.
- the control method for collectively resetting all the drive transistors does not need to control the power supply voltage at a different timing for each row, so that it can be executed by the display device 1a, as well as the display device described in the first embodiment.
- the power supply lines VDD and VSS can also be executed by a display device having a configuration in which all the pixel circuits are connected in common.
- the display device and the control method thereof according to the present invention in particular, the characteristic pixel circuit used in the display device and the operation thereof have been described with some embodiments and modifications.
- the present invention is not limited to these embodiments and modifications.
- the present invention also includes a display device and a control method therefor that are implemented by variously conceivable by those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention, and by arbitrarily combining the components and operations in the embodiments and modifications. It is.
- the display device according to the present invention may be incorporated in a thin flat TV as shown in FIG.
- a thin flat TV capable of displaying an image represented by a video signal with high accuracy is realized.
- the present invention is useful for a display device using an organic EL element, and particularly useful for an active matrix type organic EL display device.
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実施の形態1における表示装置は、複数の画素回路をマトリクス状に配置してなる表示部を有する表示装置であって、前記各画素回路が、駆動トランジスタの閾値変動を抑制するように構成されている。 (Embodiment 1)
The display device according to the first embodiment is a display device having a display portion in which a plurality of pixel circuits are arranged in a matrix, and each pixel circuit is configured to suppress a threshold fluctuation of a driving transistor. Yes.
本発明の実施の形態1の変形例について、図面を参照しながら説明する。本変形例では、図2に示した画素回路10のスイッチングトランジスタT1、T3を、それぞれ独立したタイミングで制御するための構成および動作の一例が示される。 (Modification of Embodiment 1)
A modification of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this modification, an example of a configuration and an operation for controlling the switching transistors T1 and T3 of the
本発明の実施の形態2について、図面を参照しながら説明する。本実施の形態では、有機EL素子の発光を抑止するための回路を画素回路の外部に設けた表示装置の一例が示される。 (Embodiment 2)
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, an example of a display device in which a circuit for suppressing light emission of the organic EL element is provided outside the pixel circuit is shown.
2、2a 表示部
3 制御回路
4 走査線駆動回路
5 信号線駆動回路
6 電源回路
7 電源電圧制御回路
10、11、20、30、31、50、51、60、61、90 画素回路
TD 駆動トランジスタ
T1~T4 スイッチングトランジスタ
Cs キャパシタ
EL 有機EL素子 DESCRIPTION OF
Claims (7)
- 発光素子と前記発光素子に電流を供給する駆動トランジスタとを備えた表示装置の制御方法であって、
前記駆動トランジスタのゲート端子に、ゲート端子に接続された参照電圧線を介して予め定められた参照電圧を印加すると共に、前記駆動トランジスタのソース端子及びドレイン端子のうちの一方に接続された電源線から、前記駆動トランジスタのソース端子及びドレイン端子のうちの他方に固定電圧を印加して、前記駆動トランジスタの閾値電圧の変動を抑制するリセットステップを含み、
前記リセットステップでは、前記駆動トランジスタのゲート端子-ソース端子間の電圧が、前記駆動トランジスタの閾値電圧よりも大きな電圧となるよう、前記参照電圧が設定されている、
表示装置の制御方法。 A control method of a display device comprising a light emitting element and a driving transistor for supplying a current to the light emitting element,
A predetermined reference voltage is applied to the gate terminal of the driving transistor via a reference voltage line connected to the gate terminal, and a power line connected to one of the source terminal and the drain terminal of the driving transistor A reset step of applying a fixed voltage to the other one of the source terminal and the drain terminal of the driving transistor to suppress a variation in the threshold voltage of the driving transistor,
In the reset step, the reference voltage is set such that the voltage between the gate terminal and the source terminal of the driving transistor is larger than the threshold voltage of the driving transistor.
Display device control method. - 前記電源線とEL共通端子の電源線は、発光期間で設定された電圧と、前記リセットステップで設定された電圧とが、互いに等しい、
請求項1に記載の表示装置の制御方法。 The power line and the power line of the EL common terminal have the same voltage set in the light emission period and the voltage set in the reset step,
The control method of the display apparatus according to claim 1. - さらに、一方の端子が前記駆動トランジスタのゲート端子に接続された容量素子に、発光輝度に対応したデータ電圧を保持するデータ書込みステップを含み、
前記リセットステップの少なくとも一部と、前記データ書込みステップの少なくとも一部とが、同一の期間に並行して行われる、
請求項1に記載の表示装置の制御方法。 Furthermore, a data writing step of holding a data voltage corresponding to the light emission luminance in a capacitive element having one terminal connected to the gate terminal of the driving transistor,
At least a part of the reset step and at least a part of the data write step are performed in parallel during the same period;
The control method of the display apparatus according to claim 1. - 複数の画素回路を配置してなる表示部を有する表示装置であって、
前記画素回路の各々は、
ソース端子及びドレイン端子の一方が第1の電源電圧を伝達する第1の電源線に接続された駆動トランジスタと、
第1の端子が前記駆動トランジスタのゲート端子に接続された第1の容量素子と、
前記第1の容量素子の第2の端子と、輝度に対応したデータ電圧を伝達するデータ線との導通及び非導通を切り換える第1のスイッチング素子と、
前記第1の容量素子の第2の端子と、前記駆動トランジスタのソース端子との導通及び非導通を切り換える第2のスイッチング素子と、
前記第1の容量素子の第1の端子と、固定の参照電圧を伝達する参照電圧線との導通及び非導通を切り換える第3のスイッチング素子と、
第1の端子が前記駆動トランジスタのソース端子及びドレイン端子の他方と接続され、第2の端子が第2の電源電圧を伝達する第2の電源線に接続された発光素子と、
第1の端子が前記第1の容量素子の第2の端子に接続され、第2の端子が前記第1の電源線または前記参照電圧線に接続された第2の容量素子と、を備え、
前記第3のスイッチング素子が導通状態となる際、前記固定の参照電圧は、前記駆動トランジスタのゲート端子-ソース端子間に、前記駆動トランジスタの閾値電圧よりも大きな順バイアス電圧を与えるように設定されている、
表示装置。 A display device having a display unit in which a plurality of pixel circuits are arranged,
Each of the pixel circuits
A drive transistor having one of a source terminal and a drain terminal connected to a first power supply line transmitting a first power supply voltage;
A first capacitive element having a first terminal connected to the gate terminal of the driving transistor;
A first switching element that switches between conduction and non-conduction between a second terminal of the first capacitive element and a data line that transmits a data voltage corresponding to luminance;
A second switching element that switches between conduction and non-conduction between the second terminal of the first capacitive element and the source terminal of the drive transistor;
A third switching element that switches between conduction and non-conduction between the first terminal of the first capacitive element and a reference voltage line that transmits a fixed reference voltage;
A light-emitting element having a first terminal connected to the other of the source terminal and the drain terminal of the driving transistor, and a second terminal connected to a second power supply line that transmits a second power supply voltage;
A first capacitor connected to a second terminal of the first capacitor, and a second capacitor connected to the first power supply line or the reference voltage line;
When the third switching element is turned on, the fixed reference voltage is set to give a forward bias voltage larger than the threshold voltage of the driving transistor between the gate terminal and the source terminal of the driving transistor. ing,
Display device. - 前記画素回路の各々は、さらに、前記駆動トランジスタから前記発光素子に供給される電流の経路に挿入され、当該電流の経路の導通及び非導通を切り換える第4のスイッチング素子を備える、
請求項4に記載の表示装置。 Each of the pixel circuits further includes a fourth switching element that is inserted into a path of a current supplied from the drive transistor to the light emitting element and switches between conduction and non-conduction of the current path.
The display device according to claim 4. - 前記第1のスイッチング素子を制御する制御線と、前記第3のスイッチング素子を制御する制御線とは共通化されており、
前記第2のスイッチング素子を制御する制御線と、前記第4のスイッチング素子を制御する制御線とは共通化されている、
請求項5に記載の表示装置。 The control line for controlling the first switching element and the control line for controlling the third switching element are shared,
The control line for controlling the second switching element and the control line for controlling the fourth switching element are shared.
The display device according to claim 5. - 前記表示装置は、さらに、前記第1の電源線によって伝達される電源電圧を画素行ごとに制御する電源電圧制御回路を備える、
請求項4に記載の表示装置。 The display device further includes a power supply voltage control circuit that controls a power supply voltage transmitted by the first power supply line for each pixel row.
The display device according to claim 4.
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